Dimitrij Ovtcharov vs Zhou Qihao | MS Final | WTT Contender Lagos 2023

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[@till246]

This camera angle is so much better than the one in big WTT events

[@rockys7726]

too bad they don't keep it that way.... must be a lack of big sponsors in the contenders.

[@HumbleBearcat]

Really? I find it super annyoing to watch when switching view especially during the serves as in this tournament.

[@till246]

​@@HumbleBearcatYeah, the view switching is annoying, but in general this angle captures spin and speed of the ball way better

[@GaneshNorway]

@@HumbleBearcat Agree. super annoying. Serve is also the most important part of the game

[@GaneshNorway]

@@till246 Problem with this angle is that sometimes the ball will be hidden behind one of the players, especially if you have a left handed player, and also in doubles.

[@michaelshaw7652]

Zhou has shown something he seldom displayed: aggression, determination, confidence and resilience in this whole tournament. Among Chinese elite players, he is a huge underachiever who has all the tools to be the top dog except mental toughness and determination. Though a little late, hope he can have another chance to crack the top circle.

[@guanpu5809]

Well said, man. Totally agree.

[@benthekeeshond545]

The Chinese National TT Team is renowned to remove their players from international competition if they lost 2 to 3 times against foreign players. But the Chinese national coaches have a lot of patience with this dude, Zhou Qihao. Even though he won this match here, you should be able to see that he was not smooth and needs to be lubricated with WD40. This must be due to being nervous. Compare this match to other matches Zhou played against Ma Long, they are 2 different players. Zhou will under-performed once he is under the spotlight. One of Zhou's specialties is trying to be cute. They should allow younger players to compete instead of Zhou.

[@youwaiyap2708]

Zhou QH won MS in China Nat. Championship pre-Covid-19 era, but apparently had a leg injury subsequently & didn't perform so well in the following yrs. His techniques are 2nd to none v. the China top5 🙏🙏

[@jamessoo4486]

Zhou has what it takes to be a top player when he beat both Ma Long and subsequently Fan ZD to win the 2020 China Championship. He underachieved because of his late of consistency and mental strength. One of his "weaknesses" is, if you are good, he can be better. But when you are bad, he can be worse. If this final was against a "smaller name" player, Zhou may not win.

[@forever2005]

No Dimj should be MUCH BETTER THAN THAT Even he lost … he SHOULN T LOSE LIKE THIS …

[@saivebollwaldner]

8:21 amazing angle

[@x0cx102]

Lets gooooo finally Zhou Qihao back in form! Then he beat Ma Long and Felix Lebrun in Ljubljana a month later in July 2023. Glad to see he's hungry and agressive for wins.

[@ayomikunoyenuga821]

Watched it live at the Teslim Balogun stadium yesterday. This was the first ever professional table tennis match I've ever watched and to top it all I saw Dimitrij Ovtcharov perform! It was a crazy experience and the images of the matches still keep running through my head today. Professional TT is on another level! I never imagined the speed would be this crazy seeing it up close. It was a great experience for me and I'd love to watch the next WTT Contender Lagos edition

[@sordidpurse3283]

8:21 The agility and speed needed to pull off that shot, the best shot this entire tournament

[@michaelshaw7652]

Agree. Also the best side spin to the widest angle to finish the play. Maybe the best side spin shot of all time.

[@jiefeng4249]

That shot seemed outright impossible lol

[@ethanliu6911]

yeah, just the control of the forehand and the explosive power both on the legs and on the arm/wrist to make the movement and spin was just out of this world. This is the zhouqihao that no one in the world can stop.

[@user-vr1bk2nk1x]

Rye swung min

[@dickn.ormous1064]

Yeah,it was against a sidespin block that was played from mid-distance so the side spin dragged it to a wide angle . The truth is he played against Boll at the WTTC and made him look like a power player which he never was.

[@Zillion1]

I dont think ovtcharov played hes best game. Chinese are really just so consistent. They bring new talent to the game all the time, there so dominating. The shot at 8:23 is crazy!

[@youwaiyap2708]

Apparently, Dima's perf level slipped after winning the Bronze in Tokyo Olym 2020 (2021). Can't see him playing better unless he is very hungry 🙏🙏

[@vitaliychobotenko2269]

I think this is one of the best angle. At least for the previous several tournaments

[@jz3601]

Great camera angle. Thank you so much @WTT for listening

[@EreshKidu]

Angle is perfect. THe last thing, guys... 60 fps please for a such fast sport please

[@zoteasailofs1526]

Why do the camera always switched during the service ball contact....?We want to know what type of service are those..

[@_Pala]

Damn WTT,Finally ..Could you now please do the heavenly favour of continuing this camera angle!!

[@tshokaphiri8381]

Zhous movement around the table was super

[@zainulm2635]

I saw Ma Long in Zhou 👍

[@KYchiu402]

I saw Zhang Jike backhand and footwork

[@user-vr1bk2nk1x]

@@KYchiu402 same skin colour and athleticism

[@erichong3430]

Hopefully this is the beginning of Zhou’s more successful international career.

[@youwaiyap2708]

guess Zhou QH needs to beat some of the youngsters e.g. Lin SD, Xu YB & XPeng consistently in order to claim a spot in China top5 🙏🙏

[@krzysztofszajberski8228]

Gratulacje Zhou - świetna gra💪👊👍🏓

[@tt_highlights]

8:17 the footwork of zqh😮😅

[@24ghosh24]

Zhou finally won something

[@masterspin7796]

That last big ahot was bad ass...Zhou is on fire.

[@SimonNordlow]

China is at a different level of table tennis

[@forever2005]

No I don t think Zhou can win dim if he s in good condition Dim just doing SHIT in this game from my point of view . His backhand’s accuracy is like lower than 50% ….,

[@gksdjf1998]

​@@forever2005 well...i dont think that way....china is literally not on our level mate

[@forever2005]

@@gksdjf1998 no … Dim is MUCH STRONGER THAN ZHOU if he s in best condition. China use not the best player to play this tournament. Dim should win BUT HE DON T GRAP HIS CHANCE which s quite a disappointing result and quite a sad ending….. At least … in normal condition He can do 3-3 with Zhou. Even he cannot win

[@forever2005]

@@gksdjf1998 how do you think dim can t win this little china guy ? He can EVEN COMPLETE WITH FAN in Olympic game. He s just a bit WEAKER THAN FAN.

[@forever2005]

Dim miss MANY KILLING SHOTS TODAY which result the lost at last. His performance IS MUCH WORSE THAN HIS previous games in this tournament

[@wip3outxpander]

omg such a good angle 👌

[@karstenk.6067]

woow. Zhou is extrem strong !

[@winterhearted6780]

Zhou was quicker, more agressive and made less unforced errors.

[@jamessoo4486]

Zhou has what it takes to be a top player when he beat both Ma Long and subsequently Fan ZD to win the 2020 China Championship. He underachieved because of his late of consistency and mental strength. One of his "weaknesses" is, if you are good, he can be better. But when you are bad, he can be worse. If this final was against a "smaller name" player, Zhou may not win.

[@iceman101723211514]

Zhou backhand flicks are like bullets geezz, how can you possibly return something like that

[@geraldcarino5009]

Zhou, almost replica of Ma, with a touch of FZD

[@user-vr1bk2nk1x]

Nah more like zhang jike

[@MaxEtche-mf7lt]

Je suis fanf

[@user-tx5le5gs4q]

Dima serve is so nice and clear

[@fibizufk8398]

zhou qihao shoes? anyone know

[@user-ib7gi8yd7j]

Sad to see Ovtcharov so very far away from his prime days. Barely winning 1 set against Nr.9 ranked player in China. I remember days when Ovtcharov could compete against China's top 3 players.

[@youwaiyap2708]

Fair comment as Dima nearly got into the MS final @Tokyo Olym 🙏🙏

[@matmagix3845]

he did beat Fan Zhendong in the World tour grand finals 2022.

[@user-ib7gi8yd7j]

@@matmagix3845 yeah exactly, that was the end of his prime days.

[@youwaiyap2708]

@@matmagix3845 after winning the ITTF WC 2021, FZD's form slipped, even lost to Chinese youngsters such as Xu YB? btW, Dima lost 0-4 to Tomo Harimoto in Grand Tour Finals 2022 🙏🙏

[@ShanumRamadani-vu8mx]

I like this player is the best..

[@Stanleybet-rd1bl]

what a beautifull destruction!

[@user-zv5yo9vt5t]

zhou is best fore hand He is best TT player

[@David73929]

Zhou pushing 90% of Dimas serves and playing on the counter. Dima making so many errors especially with the first spin up.

[@mochipepper]

Why is the crowd booing throughout the match?

[@ozonetabletennisclub8632]

They were not booing,they were all supporting Dima and they had to tone down the volume of the mic cos the venue was so loud.

[@kretekfilter9687]

We do like aggresive playing style,..taking risk, earning reward. Quick flip and boom. short on-the-table exchange and boom. Very entertaining.

[@erelaction]

Всё новые и новые поколения китайцев обыгрывают Овчарова.)

[@werbus59]

В одну калитку :) У нас во дворе и то лучше играют чем овчаров. Надо ему было еще ниже нагибаться при подаче, что бы подавать под стол, тогда точно бы выйграл :) А вообще больно смотреть его игру :(

[@alexdelarge5703]

He deserved the win

[@forever2005]

No I don t think Zhou can win dim if he s in good condition

[@rogernguyen1273]

@@forever2005 You can do anything with IF Zhou beat dim 4-1 in 2018

[@forever2005]

@@rogernguyen1273 No It s clearly todays Dim is not in good condition not to mention to the best condition ..,,Zhou is good BUT is obviously weaker than Dim if he gives his deadly backhand shots with higher accuracy … look , todays Dim misses so many shots and results in his lost at last …. Don t always think China is invincible. It surely can be beaten up if Dim todays is NOT that CRAP

[@forever2005]

And todays Dim serves make many mistakes that Zhou can directly smash or straightly loop the ball to gain points …. He s so careless when doin serves today

[@forever2005]

@@rogernguyen1273 I know you re China s TT lover But let’s be honest Dim IS STRONGER THAN ZHOU and some other Chinese players if HE IS ON FIRE

[@ansonwong5667]

I don’t think dima tossed the ball high enough for the service though?

[@user-vl4go9zn4z]

周快蛻變成功了。

[@adlan1823]

Dima missed so many easy balls

[@retrogamingdream5504]

points system should be like tennis much better

[@Jamal-gu5nw]

this chinese boy is the new Zhang Jike

[@luisanthonychau]

Another troubled gambler?!

[@user-hu1cs8wn7r]

🏓🎉

[@jaylou7409]

Zhou is giving me little ma long vibes 😅

[@user-vr1bk2nk1x]

Zhang jike

[@cornflake314]

@@user-vr1bk2nk1xu rite

[@shenzhenpingpong]

Zhou from the backhand side was too fast, too solid for Ovtcharov. Ovtcharov failed to move Zhou around. His step aside to use the forehand from the backhand side was lightning fast too.

[@DM-ii9gq]

It’s Zhou,not Zhao

[@shenzhenpingpong]

@@DM-ii9gq , yes. Corrected.

[@user-ep6bg5wc9h]

Ah, Dima. So many mistakes 😔

[@antuan_tt1809]

Easy

[@ivanvikingBass]

Что за фигня, Овчаров еле живой был какой-то 🤔

[@JakeT0H]

Why dimi always make some weird sound on his every move. That dont cost too much power or energy indeed. Thats only let him looks weak

[@guney8332]

Ovtcharov und sein Aufschlag dauert länger wie jede Werbung ! Gott sei Dank ist der Raus !

[@mortuc1]

Solange ich dafür nicht noch mehr von deinem unglaublich schlechten Deutsch lesen muss...

[@mrsith1402]

Joe is my favourite player, he has everything

[@cocochocko3783]

I like zhou game but he is unfortunately unstable player at lest in the last 2 years.

[@ahsyaarif]

China domination

[@forever2005]

No They just get this one for the championship Other three matches all lost to Korea

[@user-vr1bk2nk1x]

Korea domination lol

[@Mischgi]

Nah, this was not really Zhou's win it was Ovtcharov's loss. Lost the first game, couldn't get into it at all in the second and third. Back against the wall clutched his way into the fourth, but it's still too late even with great fighting spirit and resilience. Frustration bar is already full at that point and Zhou is no pushover, don't get me wrong, his angles, power and feeling are top notch. It just feels like Ovtcharov blew it in the first game (same as Franziska who did a better job) and you just cannot do that against the Chinese - you only ever get 1 chance and they know it... Anyway, congratz to Zhou which is on the rise now. Well done, well deserved, solid mentality. Let's see how he fares when his other Chinese teammates enter the tournament as well (Marvelous 12 from 2020 gives hope)

[@forever2005]

You mean Dimj looked down on Zhou but Zhou really did out if his expectation?

[@Mischgi]

@@forever2005 No, I'm saying Ovtcharov didn't play well. Zhou didn't play exceptionally well either, but he was still better

[@forever2005]

@@Mischgi i cannot really explain why he let go the first couple of games so easily as if he even don t really care about it..... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 😵😵😵😵😵

[@Buburumka]

Zhou was sending to win this tour. Because he strongest from chinese team. Programmed wectory from china 😝

[@Stanleybet-rd1bl]

kiba dachi

[@chimyshark]

What kind of play was that?? Ovtcharov washed up? he was slow, missing... cake walk for Zhou Qihao. PS love the Nigerian ball kids putting in the work lol.

[@reinaldopessoa2603]

He made it to the final yet he's washed up? Not adding up.

[@chimyshark]

@@reinaldopessoa2603 maybe he played well in his other matches, but he was just in such bad condition this match.

[@forever2005]

@@chimyshark he plays REALLY SUCK TODAY …. Hopefully he still can resume to his normal condition in his coming matches

[@reinaldopessoa2603]

@@chimyshark better said yes he could've done way better this match although Qihoa played really well!

[@forever2005]

@@reinaldopessoa2603What a disappointing match from Dim He should actually manage to play against Zhou for 7 games even he lost at last … todays played like SHIT and lost to Zhou at 4:1 I rather the Indian guy (Desai) can get to the final so that a much more fascinating games would appear in front of the tt audiences ( ie. us)

[@PavelYasonov]

Не мне учить конечно, но долбят все в диагональ, а в ней китаец явно сильнее. Какой смысл

[@Leminster]

the arena is so god damn noisy

[@reinaldopessoa2603]

Lol are you serious??

[@xplosiveiceman]

Not very much fun to watch. Weak game by Dima. Lord of mistakes on normally easy balls. :/ Congrats Qihao.

[@browncony3897]

How the players play with this noisy crowd? Lol. Can't they shut up when the players are playing?

[@richardekpo6472]

U don't know Nigerians just STF

[@samik5960]

L

[@cv4936]

鏡頭切換很差~~不是一直切來切去就很專業~乾脆不要動更好~~

[@user-xq5hd4wx1c]

観客は試合以外のところで、話し声か、うるさいね。

[@user-zg3vz9bv2t]

Пора на пенсию

[@mrsith1402]

Commentator literally knows nothing about TT